but burnt her letters when she writ to me ; and if that favour made him fat; i said; 〃if any title be conveyd by this; ah ! what doth it avail; to be the fortieth name in an entail?〃 thus i reclaimd my buzzard love; to fly at what; and when; and how; and where i choose。 now negligent of sports i lie; and now; as other falconers use; i spring a mistress; swear; write; sigh; and weep ; and the game killd; or lost; go talk or sleep。 the will。 before i sigh my last gasp; let me breathe; great love; some legacies ; i here bequeath mine eyes to argus; if mine eyes can see ; if they be blind; then; love; i give them thee ; my tongue to fame ; to ambassadors mine ears ; to women; or the sea; my tears ; thou; love; hast taught me heretofore by making me serve her who had twenty more; that i should give to none; but such as had too much before。 my constancy i to the planets give ; my truth to them who at the court do live ; my ingenuity and openness; to jesuits ; to buffoons my pensiveness ; my silence to any; who abroad hath been ; my money to a capuchin : thou; love; taughtst me; by appointing me to love there; where no love received can be; only to give to such as have an incapacity。 my faith i give to roman catholics ; all my good works unto the schismatics of amsterdam ; my best civility and courtship to an university ; my modesty i give to soldiers bare ; my patience let gamesters share : thou; love; taughtst me; by making me love her that holds my love disparity; only to give to those that count my gifts indignity。 i give my reputation to those which were my friends ; mine industry to foes ; to schoolmen i bequeath my doubtfulness ; my sickness to physicians; or excess ; to nature all that i in rhyme have writ ; and to my pany my wit : thou; love; by making me adore her; who begot this love in me before; taughtst me to make; as though i gave; when i do but restore。 to him for whom the passing…bell next tolls; i give my physic books ; my written rolls of moral counsels i to bedlam give ; my brazen medals unto them which live in want of bread ; to them which pass among all foreigners; mine english tongue : though; love; by making me love one who thinks her friendship a fit portion for younger lovers; dost my gifts thus disproportion。 therefore ill give no more; but ill undo the world by dying; because love dies too。 then all your beauties will be no more worth than gold in mines; where none doth draw it forth ; and all your graces no more use shall have; than a sun…dial in a grave : thou; love; taughtst me by making me love her who doth neglect both me and thee; to invent; and practise this one way; to annihilate all three。 the funeral。 whoever es to shroud me; do not harm; nor question much; that subtle wreath of hair; which crowns my arm ; the mystery; the sign; you must not touch ; for tis my outward soul; viceroy to that; which then to heaven being gone; will leave this to control and keep these limbs; her provinces; from dissolution。 for if the sinewy thread my brain lets fall through every part can tie those parts; and make me one of all; those hairs which upward grew; and strength and art have from a better brain; can better do t ; except she meant that i by this should know my pain; as prisoners then are manacled; when theyre condemnd to die。 whateer she meant by it; bury it with me; for since i am loves martyr; it might breed idolatry; if into other hands these relics came。 as twas humility to afford to it all that a soul can do; so tis some bravery; that since you would have none of me; i bury some of you。 the blossom。 little thinkst thou; poor flower; whom ive watchd six or seven days; and seen thy birth; and seen what every hour gave to thy growth; thee to this height to raise; and now dost laugh and triumph on this bough; little thinkst thou; that it will freeze anon; and that i shall to…morrow find thee fallen; or not at all。 little thinkst thou; poor heart; that labourest yet to nestle thee; and thinkst by hovering here to get a part in a forbidden or forbidding tree; and hopest her stiffness by long siege to bow; little thinkst thou that thou to…morrow; ere the sun doth wake; must with the sun and me a journey take。 but thou; which lovest to be subtle to plague thyself; wilt say; alas ! if you must go; whats that to me? here lies my business; and here i will stay you go to friends; whose love and means present various content to your eyes; ears; and taste; and every part ; if then your body go; what need your heart? well then; stay here ; but know; when thou hast stayd and done thy most; a naked thinking heart; that makes no show; is to a woman but a kind of ghost。 how shall she know my heart ; or having none; know thee for one? practice may make her know some other part ; but take my word; she doth not know a heart。 meet me in london; then; twenty days hence; and thou shalt see me fresher and more fat; by being with men; than if i had stayd still with her and thee。 for gods sake; if you can; be you so too ; i will give you there to another friend; whom we shall find as glad to have my body as my mind。 the primrose; being at montgomery castle upon the hill; on which it is situate。 upon this primrose hill; where; if heaven would distil a shower of rain; each several drop might go to his own primrose; and grow manna so ; and where their form; and their infinity make a terrestrial galaxy; as the small stars do in the sky ; i walk to find a true love ; and i see that tis not a mere woman; that is she; but must or more or less than woman be。 yet know i not; which flower i wish ; a six; or four ; for should my true…love less than woman be; she were scarce anything ; and then; should she be more than woman; she would get above all thought of sex; and think